Turkey hunting and BS welcome!

We can hunt all day.

 

I have been taking exams for my exam week in PA school so I haven’t had time for anything. I did get my vest and calls out last weekend but I need to start practicing and call maintenance etc. We start next weekend and I will definitely be going. I need the stress relief of being in the woods if nothing else!

 

Great morning hunting with a buddy who hadn't killed a turkey this year.
Went to a favorite spot of mine.
He made a good shot at 46 steps.
16 lbs, 9" beard, 1" spurs

 

129 yards from the front door . 12 toms 16 hens . More in the upper field !

 

Tricky bastards they are . I came very close a few times last season but struck out . Still fun !

 

Is that your property or can you hunt it?

 

Not my property. I do hunt it only during spring turkey season . Some of those birds relocate behind my house where I actually have permission by the time May 1st rolls around !

 

The big flock has broken up . We have 5 hens and one Tom with 2 satellite toms keeping their distance !

 

Good luck

 

May 1st

 

April 18th here!

 

Tagged Out this morning. Been a great year. No monsters but 3 really good birds all killed under different situations.
17.7 lbs, 9" beard, 1" spurs
Stevens 301T, factory choke, shooting Federal 3" TSS #9s at 21 steps.
Never called, Gobbler strut decoy setup on edge of dirt road/food plot and done before 8am.

 

So got out today for opening day. Weather was actually great but a little cool. First 3 spots on the property no action. On the way out to leave I spotted a bird eating on the field edge by the first spot. So I quickly set up and heard the first gobble of the morning from a totally different direction.

So the bird I spotted must have moved on and a different bird was the one gobbling. It took a while but I got him within 25 yards but behind me. He just didn’t want to comment fully once he got close and since it was a bad angle I had to let him go. Still badass morning with action none the less! He was a good mature bird too which was good.

 

There is nothing like the sound of a gobble. The only thing more exciting is when you realize that the gobble is starting to get closer. I love to deer hunt but turkey hunting is way more exciting. I can’t wait to get back out again. Our weather has been shitty plus I’m super busy but I want to get back out there!

 

16 more days to go here

 

This Saturday it's go time! Just picked up my tag and will check the 870 later for the wife. Still undecided on bow or not. Priority is to get her a bird this year!

 

We started Saturday but we can only hunt mornings here until later in the season. Our season it's very long though. You better blast one this year after all the crap that happened with ya last year man!

 

Yea ,people around here are real ass holes when it comes to hunting . Our season is the month of May until noon each day . I’ve never hunted turkey in the fall .

 

Yeah I haven’t tried to hunt them in the fall either. Where I turkey obviously has a few turkeys in and around but I never see many in the fall either way. The terrain is pretty steep and weird but hey I normally call in 1 or 2 a year and I don’t get to hunt much so I can’t complain.